HTC 10

Pros

Standout front-facing, selfie camera

Super-sharp display

Top-of-the-line processor

Good battery life

High-end design

Cons

Unpleasant default sounds and vibration

4.4

5

HTC has remained pretty consistent with its flagship smartphones. The new 10 adds some large chamfers to the iconic aluminum back and sides HTC is known for, making it more comfortable to hold. The display looks fantastic at 5.2": It's packed with pixels — 1440 x 2650 to be exact — making it super sharp. The HTC 10 has everything you would expect from a top-of-the-line smartphone — but its selfie camera is what makes it stand out. The 10's large front lens and sensor captures more light, taking noticeably better selfies than the competition. The main camera also performed well in our test, taking crisp photos quickly and performing well in low light.

Other notable features include the fingerprint scanner for quick unlocking, which only requires you to rest your thumb on the sensor for a split second, its battery life, which lasted around 9 hours in our test, and its speakers, which get a bit more bass than its peers thanks to a dedicated woofer. HTC's version of Android has also vastly improved from last year's model, featuring only slight tweaks to the stock Google software and very few junk apps or bloatware. The one thing that bothered us was the default sounds HTC uses for basic actions like taking a picture or opening an app. They are irritating, high-pitched clicks that we recommend disabling immediately!

The HTC 10 is an extremely easy-to-recommend phone, especially if you're a selfie addict. It uses the new USB-C standard, so just make sure to keep track of your charger. Odds are, you or your friends won't have extras laying around yet!

How We Tested: The Consumer Electronics and Engineering Lab tests the newest smartphones on the market. We review each phone's battery life, screen resolution, pixel density, camera quality, speaker quality, ability to run programs with intensive graphics, and general speed of operation. We also evaluate how easy each phone is to use.

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